Best Albums of 1960

Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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81.

Cannonball & Coltrane 

 Cannonball Adderley And John Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

44

Rank in 1960:

81

Rank in 1960s:

1,408

Overall Rank:

22,321

Average Rating:

 75 (18 votes)

Comments:

0

82.

This Here Is Bobby Timmons 

 Bobby Timmons

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

44

Rank in 1960:

82

Rank in 1960s:

1,424

Overall Rank:

22,593

Average Rating:

 73 (13 votes)

Comments:

1

83.

The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II 
Compilation

 Buddy Holly

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 1960:

83

Rank in 1960s:

1,454

Overall Rank:

23,169

Average Rating:

 68 (9 votes)

Comments:

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84.

Ray Charles In Person 
Live

 Ray Charles

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

41

Rank in 1960:

84

Rank in 1960s:

1,483

Overall Rank:

23,696

Average Rating:

 74 (23 votes)

Comments:

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85.

Blues After Hours 

 Elmore James And The Broom Dusters

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

40

Rank in 1960:

85

Rank in 1960s:

1,489

Overall Rank:

23,791

Average Rating:

 69 (29 votes)

Comments:

1

86.

Blues-ette 

 Curtis Fuller

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

40

Rank in 1960:

86

Rank in 1960s:

1,491

Overall Rank:

23,798

Average Rating:

 75 (23 votes)

Comments:

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87.

The Chopin Ballades 

 Artur Rubinstein

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

40

Rank in 1960:

87

Rank in 1960s:

1,493

Overall Rank:

23,877

Average Rating:

 75 (6 votes)

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88.

At Carnegie Hall 
Live

 Odetta

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

40

Rank in 1960:

88

Rank in 1960s:

1,494

Overall Rank:

23,899

Average Rating:

 71 (14 votes)

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89.

At The Blackhawk 
Live

 Thelonious Monk

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

39

Rank in 1960:

89

Rank in 1960s:

1,508

Overall Rank:

24,258

Average Rating:

 74 (19 votes)

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90.

Sings Songs From "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" 

 Ella Fitzgerald

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

39

Rank in 1960:

90

Rank in 1960s:

1,509

Overall Rank:

24,269

Average Rating:

 71 (15 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1960 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	5	1%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Elvis Presley	3	1%
Sam Cooke	3	1%
Yusef Lateef	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	380	73%
	31	6%
	13	2%
	12	2%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	507	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	509	97%
Yes	14	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	516	99%
Yes	7	1%